... it would only inflame passions to point out that it should be
a chukkah, played for 7 1/2 minutes, on old regimental polo
grounds ...
In the spirit of distinguishing chassepôt rifles from javelins, a bit
of pedantry:
7 1/2, unless it's the last chukka (and unless a penalty has been
awarded within the last 5 seconds of the last chukka)
Polo? inflame passions? Never. (what, never?) Well, hardly ever...
-Dave
cf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlHb3NOhEE8 (but only if you wish
to wait almost 3 minutes to actually see some polo, compared to the
argies
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/videohub/video/clipDeportes?
id=1434118&cc=7586 who manage to get the action going in about 45
seconds)
